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Meaning of kick the can | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A game played by children, similar to tag.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi purkki
日本語 缶蹴り

Examples

“Her house is […] in a middle-class neighborhood where kids would meet in the schoolyard on summer nights for kick the can, where Good Humor and doughnut truck men still come by.”
“"Did you ever play Kick the Can when you were a kid?"”
“"How about kick the can?" Ben suggested, spotting an empty beer can on the sidewalk.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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